Licences and permits

The permissions a business needs before it can trade, each one tied to the law that creates it and to the body that issues it. We point at GOV.UK for fees and forms, and never copy them.

6 of 426 licences in Scotland for Property and real estate

Choose from all 48 activities

C

Cooling tower notification

Cooling tower notification for commercial site owners

Your council · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Building and construction · Chemicals and petroleum · Property and real estate +1 more

H

House in multiple occupation licence (Scotland)

Get a licence to rent out your property as a house in multiple occupation in Scotland (HMO) - local authority, private renting, landlords, houseshare

Your council · Scotland

Property and real estate

N

New Marina Application (England, Scotland & Wales)

Building a new marina in waters owned or managed by British Waterways

DEFRA · England, Wales and Scotland

Building and construction · Property and real estate

R

Register with the Architects Registration Board before working as an architect in the UK - temporary register, fines, penalties, qualifications

MHCLG · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Building and construction · Property and real estate

Registration for private landlords (Scotland)

Scottish Government · Scotland

Property and real estate

W

Working with fluorinated gas (F gas)

You must have your own qualifications to work on equipment containing F gas, even if you work for someone else.

Environment Agency · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Any trade

Checking approvals more broadly?

A licence is one of several things you may need before your first day of trading. The pre-trading quick check walks the registrations, insurances and approvals alongside it.

Run the pre-trading quick check

Not sure which of these apply to you?

Our guides on finding a licence and dealing with your local council walk through the questions that decide it.

Find a licence